Derinkuyu District

Derinkuyu District is a district of the of Turkey. Its seat is the town of . Its area is 473 km2, and its population is 20,676. Its highest point is Mt. Ertaş at 1,988 m.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Town with 21,400 residents
  • Description: district of Turkey
  • Also known as: “Derinkuyu”, “Derinkuyu district”, “Derinkuyu Ilcesi”, “Malakopaia”, “Malakopi”, “Melegob”, and “Melegobi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Derinkuyu Underground City and Saint Theodore Church.

Cave
Photo: Nevit, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Derinkuyu also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of in , Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres.

Church
Photo: Chanilim714, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derinkuyu District

Latitude
38.3744° or 38° 22′ 28″ north
Longitude
34.7336° or 34° 44′ 1″ east
Population
21,400
Elevation
1,330 metres (4,364 feet)
Open location code
8GCP9PFM+QC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 87829487
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8631932
Wiki­data ID
Q2401967
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Derinkuyu District” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ديرنكويو”
  • Asturian: “Derinkuyu (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Derinkuyu”
  • Cebuano: “Derinkuyu İlçesi”
  • Chinese: “代林庫尤”
  • Dutch: “Derinkuyu”
  • Greek: “Μαλακοπή”
  • Ido: “Distrikto Derinkuyu”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Derinkuyu”
  • Korean: “데린쿠유”
  • Russian: “Деринкую”
  • Serbian: “Деринкују”
  • Turkish: “Derinkuyu ilçesi”
  • Turkish: “Derinkuyu İlçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Дерінкую”
  • “Derinkuyu ilçesi”

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